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📰 News Media

• 🌿 [Portland, OR] OR cannabis 'cautiously optimistic' after federal rescheduling order - bizjournals.com
• 🧠 [National] STAT+: Trump’s boosting of psychedelics, cannabis signal a new era in GOP drug policy - statnews.com
• 💊 [Philadelphia, PA] After years of waiting, many opioid victims will be shut out of Purdue ... - inquirer.com
• 💉 [National] Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 While the idea is no doubt good-intentioned, the impact of offering a "Harm Reduction Specialist" or "Harm Reductionist" credential will likely produce more harm. Harm reduction is more than just a collection of... - @azzy-mae on linkedin

Innovation

• 🤖 New @CSIS Why #OpenSource Intelligence Is a Powerful Weapon Against Fentanyl | 🇺🇳@INCB_GRIDS provides #SNOOP AI-powered #OSINT detecting global #chemical marketplaces selling #fentanyls & #precursors for enforcement... - @MatthewNiceUN on X
• 📈 We had a great time partnering with the @claudeai community at Columbia + NYU last week for a hackathon. We were blown away by what people built using real-time search via Linkup. One standout: A team predicted NYC... - @Linkup_platform on X

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🟢 🚨 URGENT: Removing supervised consumption sites will cost lives. These services not only help prevent deaths and reduce emergency room visits, but also connect people with the care they need. Join us in urging... - @RNAO on X
• 🚫 Lawmakers call for dissolving King County homelessness agency following audit submitted by /u/PokemenGo2ThePolls [link] [comments] - u/PokemenGo2ThePolls on Reddit

🏙 City Updates

• 📧 - [Los Angeles, California] - April 23, 2026 - News, Information, and Resources for the Public - newsletter - view newsletter online for more info

📚 Academic Research

• 💉 Evaluation of an Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Practicum Using Experiential Learning - Health Education & Behavior - 2026-04-24 - doi.org
• 💉 “With a little help from my friends” - collaborating with community experts to improve sampling and obtain a high response rate for a statewide naloxone availability survey - BMC Public Health - 2026-04-23 - doi.org
• 💉 Decline in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths and Subsequent Change in Decedent Demographic Characteristics: Trends in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 2023-2025 - Public Health Reports® - 2026-04-23 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

Federal Agencies

• ⚖️ [United States] [Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of MDMB-4en-PINACA in Schedule I - federalregister.gov

State Laws

• 📜 [Kentucky] A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources. - openstates.org

💸 Funding (Click for more)

Current

• 💸 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program - Deadline: May 4, 2026
• 💸 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative - Deadline: May 4, 2026

Future

• 🩺 AIDS United - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - AIDS United - Expected: TBA
• 🩺 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Expected: TBA

📣 Activism

• 🙋 Shatterproof - Become a Shatterproof volunteer for local walks and outreach
• 💝 National Homelessness Law Center - Donate to support the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign

Update Notes

April 23, 2026 (#85e0aa7) — Fix preview news finalization staging I love feedback and requests – contact@christianarthur.tech

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